Brief Life History of Anders Christensen
Anders Christensen Gravesen was born on 20 December 1820, in Thisted, Hundborg, Thisted, Denmark. He married Maren Christensdatter on 28 September 1850, in Solbjerg, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Smidie, Bælum, Hellum, Ålborg, Denmark in 1840 and Bælum, Hellum, Ålborg, Denmark for about 10 years. He died on 23 October 1881, in Bælum, Bælum, Hellum, Ålborg, Denmark, at the age of 60, and was buried in Bælum, Hellum, Ålborg, Denmark.
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- Anders Christian Graversen in household of Mathias Lauritzen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- Anders Gravesem, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Anders Gravesen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (5)
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
Name Meaning
English: relationship name, ‘son of the steward, farm bailiff, or village headman’, largely confined to northern England. From the north Midlands through Yorks to the north-west, the source is Middle English greyve, grayve, greve, a borrowing of Old Scandinavian greifi, see Grave . In Durham and Northumb the source is Middle English greve, from Old (Northumbrian) English grǣfa, see Grieve . The two forms are difficult to tell apart, except that the post-medieval spelling Grieve- usually reflects the Northumbrian term. Pronunciation developments have sometimes obscured the origin of the name. Grayveson frequently lost the -v-, becoming Gra(y)son and Greeson; see Grayson .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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